Congressman Biggs Urges Senate Leadership to Preserve Spending Cuts in the House Rescission Package

July 15, 2025

Today, Congressman Andy Biggs (R-AZ) led a letter to Senate Majority Leader John Thune urging the Senate to preserve the entire $9.4 billion in spending cuts contained in the House rescission package. The Senate has a chance to prove its commitment to President Trump’s America First mandate by passing the long-overdue cuts targeting wasteful bloat. Provisions in the House rescission package include:

$1.07 billion in cuts to National Public Radio (NPR) and Public Broadcasting Service (PBS);
$900 million in cuts to Global Health Programs promoting abortion pills, LGBTQ+ activism, and DEI dogma abroad;
$125 million in cuts to the Clean Technology Fund (CTF), a vehicle for funneling billions into Green New Deal-style projects in foreign nations.

“At $37+ trillion in debt, our nation is careening toward a financial cliff,” said Congressman Biggs.

“$9.4 billion is a small drop in the bucket of wasteful spending that must be reined in, but cutting taxpayer dollars to mouthpieces for the Left and radical, woke programs abroad is a commonsense start. If Congress refuses to support modest cuts like those included in the House’s rescission package, fiscal doom is inevitable.

“I urge the Senate to stand firm and reject the D.C. status quo. Preserve the cuts passed by the House.”

Cosigners of the letter include: Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC), Rep. Mark Harris (R-NC), Rep. Clay Higgins (R-LA), Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-WI), Rep. Scott Perry (R-PA), Rep. Keith Self (R-TX), Rep. Michael Cloud (R-TX), Rep. Barry Moore (R-AL), Rep. Andy Ogles (R-TN), Rep. Josh Brecheen (R-OK), Rep. Andrew Clyde (R-GA), Rep. Sheri Biggs (R-SC), Rep. Eli Crane (R-AZ), and Rep. Andy Harris (R-MD).

Fox News covered the letter here.

The letter may be read here.